Ammonia for power

Valera Medina, Agustin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1580-7133, Xiao, H., Owen-Jones, M., David, W.I.F. and Bowen, Philip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3644-6878 2018. Ammonia for power. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 69 , p. 63. 10.1016/j.pecs.2018.07.001

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Abstract

A potential enabler of a low carbon economy is the energy vector hydrogen. However, issues associated with hydrogen storage and distribution are currently a barrier for its implementation. Hence, other indirect storage media such as ammonia and methanol are currently being considered. Of these, ammonia is a carbon free carrier which offers high energy density; higher than compressed air. Hence, it is proposed that ammonia, with its established transportation network and high flexibility, could provide a practical next generation system for energy transportation, storage and use for power generation. Therefore, this review highlights previous influential studies and ongoing research to use this chemical as a viable energy vector for power applications, emphasizing the challenges that each of the reviewed technologies faces before implementation and commercial deployment is achieved at a larger scale. The review covers technologies such as ammonia in cycles either for power or CO2 removal, fuel cells, reciprocating engines, gas turbines and propulsion technologies, with emphasis on the challenges of using the molecule and current understanding of the fundamental combustion patterns of ammonia blends.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0360-1285
Funders:	WEFO
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	4 October 2018
Date of Acceptance:	27 July 2018
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 08:29
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/115540

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